**Policy Summary: Digital Agriculture Mission Data Utilization**
In September 2024, the Government approved the Digital Agriculture Mission, aimed at establishing a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture. This includes initiatives such as Agri Stack, Krishi Decision Support System, and a comprehensive Soil Fertility Profile Map. The Agri Stack DPI consists of three foundational registries: Geo-Referenced Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmers Registry, which are created and maintained by State Governments/Union Territories. As of August 4, 2025, 70,449,809 Farmer IDs have been generated. A Digital Crop Survey was conducted in 492 districts in Rabi 2024-25, covering over 23.5 Crore plots.
Agri Stack provides data on farmers' demographics, land holdings, and crops sown, enabling digital identification and authentication for accessing benefits and services like credit, insurance, and procurement. It also facilitates the development of farmer-centric solutions for online input and produce transactions.
On the request of State Governments, the Farmer ID is being used for enrollment under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) starting from Kharif 2025, initially in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The Farmer ID is also being utilized for issuing Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to provide loans to farmers. Currently, data sharing is limited to government agencies for the benefit of farmers under various schemes.
This information was provided by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Digital Agriculture Mission: A government initiative approved in September 2024 to create a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture.
Agri Stack: A Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) consisting of foundational registries or databases associated with the agriculture sector.
Krishi Decision Support System: Part of the Digital Agriculture Mission's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY): A crop insurance scheme under which farmers are being enrolled using Farmer IDs.
Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS): A crop insurance scheme under which farmers are being enrolled using Farmer IDs, particularly mentioned in the context of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra: A state in India where Farmer ID is being used for enrollment under PMFBY and RWBCIS from Kharif 2025 onwards.
Karnataka: A state in India where Farmer ID is being used for enrollment under PMFBY and RWBCIS.
Madhya Pradesh: A state in India where Farmer ID is being used for enrollment under PMFBY and RWBCIS.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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Posted On: 08 AUG 2025 4:58PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission in September 2024. The Mission envisages the
creation of a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture, such as Agri Stack, Krishi Decision Support
System, a comprehensive Soil Fertility & Profile Map and other IT initiatives undertaken by Central
Government/State Governments to enable a robust digital agriculture ecosystem in the country. This, in turn,
would drive innovative farmer-centric digital solutions and make reliable crop-related information available to
all farmers on time. The Agri Stack DPI consists of three foundational registries or databases associated with
the agriculture sector, i.e., Geo-Referenced Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmers Registry, all
created and maintained by the State Governments/ Union Territories.
The State Farmer Registry covers all the land holders’ farmer. As of 04.08.2025, a total of 7,04,49,809 Farmer
IDs have been generated. Further, Digital Crop Survey has been undertaken in 492 Districts in Rabi 2024-25
for more than 23.5 Crore plots.
Agri Stack provides comprehensive and useful data on farmers' demographic details, land holdings, and crops
sown, enabling farmers to digitally identify and authenticate them for accessing benefits and services such as
credit, insurance, procurement etc. It also enables state to design farmer-centric solutions that open access for
farmers to the digital economy such as Purchase and Sell of Inputs and Produce online in a trustful manner.
On the request of the State Governments, Farmer ID is being used for farmers to get enrolled under Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
from Kharif 2025 onwards for Maharashtra. Further, Farmer ID is also being used in Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for enrolment under PMFBY and RWBCIS. Further, the Farmer ID is also being
used for issue of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to provide loans to farmers. At present, the data is being shared
only with government agencies for the benefit of farmers under various schemes.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur
in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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